| DENTEXES | • dentexes n. Plural of dentex. • DENTEX n. (Latin) a strongly toothed voracious fish related to perch, found in the Mediterranean. |
| DEXTRALS | • DEXTRAL n. a right-handed person. |
| DEXTRANS | • dextrans n. Plural of dextran. • DEXTRAN n. a substitute for blood plasma. |
| DEXTRINS | • dextrins n. Plural of dextrin. • DEXTRIN n. a substance used as an adhesive, also DEXTRINE. |
| DEXTROSE | • dextrose n. The naturally-occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule. • DEXTROSE n. a form of glucose. |
| DEXTROUS | • dextrous adj. (Chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous. • DEXTROUS adj. skillful and active with the hands, also DEXTEROUS. |
| DRUXIEST | • DRUXY adj. of timber, having hidden decayed spots, also DRICKSIE. |
| EXODISTS | • exodists n. Plural of exodist. • EXODIST n. a person who goes out; an emigrant. |
| EXSECTED | • exsected v. Simple past tense and past participle of exsect. • EXSECT v. to cut out. |
| EXSERTED | • exserted v. Simple past tense and past participle of exsert. • exserted adj. (Botany) protruding, projecting. • EXSERT v. to protrude. |
| EXTRADOS | • extrados n. (Architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch. • EXTRADOS n. (French) the outer curve of an arch. |
| EXTRUDES | • extrudes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrude. • EXTRUDE v. to force or urge out; to expel. |
| EXUDATES | • exudates n. Plural of exudate. • EXUDATE n. an exuded substance. |
| OXIDATES | • oxidates n. Plural of oxidate. • oxidates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oxidate. • OXIDATE v. to combine with oxygen, also OXIDISE, OXIDIZE. |
| SURTAXED | • surtaxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of surtax. • SURTAX v. to assess with an extra tax. |
| TUXEDOES | • tuxedoes n. Plural of tuxedo. • TUXEDO n. a man's semiformal dinner coat. |